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existential

[eg-zi-sten-shuhl, ek-si-] / ˌɛg zɪˈstɛn ʃəl, ˌɛk sɪ- /


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Students like Wang sporadically sign up for competitions, but a lack of funding and exposure means few adopt it as a full-time career, leaving it facing an existential struggle.

From Barron's • Jun. 28, 2026

Warnings about existential risks that AI poses to consulting firms are forcing a rethink of entrenched billing practices in the profession, but the transition to charging clients a new way is proving slow and difficult.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

This, then, became the happiest of “Pulcinellas” for its existential sense of contentment.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 23, 2026

Shares of Salesforce deepened their record losing streak on Monday as the company continues to grapple with what investors see as an existential risk to its business posed by artificial intelligence.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 22, 2026

It was life reduced to a set of rules, an existential life, a life clarified by the eyes of fathers.

From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy




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